Come to naught Meaning in English
expression
ˈkəm/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈnɔt
KUHM tuh NAWT
kˈʌm/ /tˈuː/ /nˈɔːt
KUM tuh NAWT
Definición
If plans, efforts, or hopes come to naught, they fail or lead to no result.
Uso & Matices
Formal and somewhat literary; often used to describe hopes, plans, or hard work that ended with no success. Common with verbs like 'all', 'years of', 'efforts'. Less common in everyday conversation; alternatives: 'came to nothing', 'failed'.
Spanish: quedar en nada - fracasarPortuguese (BR): dar em nada - fracassarPortuguese (PT): dar em nada - fracassarChinese (Simplified): 付诸东流 - 失败Chinese (Traditional): 付諸東流 - 失敗Hindi: निष्फल होना - विफल हो जानाArabic: يذهب سدى - يفشلBengali: অসফল হওয়া - ব্যর্থ হওয়াRussian: не увенчаться успехом - свестись на нетJapanese: 無駄になる - 失敗するVietnamese: đổ bể - không thành côngKorean: 수포로 돌아가다 - 실패하다Turkish: boşa çıkmak - başarısız olmakUrdu: ناکام ہونا - بے نتیجہ ہوناIndonesian: sia-sia - gagal
Oraciones de Ejemplo
All their plans came to naught.
basic
His efforts came to naught after months of hard work.
basic
The negotiation came to naught and no agreement was reached.
basic
After all that effort, it just came to naught in the end.
natural
We hoped for a breakthrough, but our plans came to naught.
natural
If our efforts come to naught, we’ll have to try a different approach.
natural